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Jack Borreson, A.Sc.T., CCEP, President, Senior Technologist Jack is a graduate of a technology program in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, with over 20 years of professional experience in the environmental consulting industry. He recently acquired the designation as Canadian Certified Environmental Practitioner (CCEP) by the Canadian Environmental Certification Approvals Board. His experience includes regional office management and supervision of southeast Saskatchewan environmental services for an environmental consulting company. He has been involved in the upstream oil and gas industry offering such services as drilling waste management, laboratory analysis, oil & saltwater spill containment and remediation, along with flare pit decommissioning. He has also completed various Phase I, II and III environmental assessments, and underground storage tank removals and site remediation in the downstream and commercial industries. Prior to entering the environmental field he was involved in the agriculture industry and served as a Technical Operator for a major natural gas transmission company. He currently is the managing director of Epic Environmental Technologies Inc. in Redvers, Saskatchewan, and is a 25 year member of the Saskatchewan Applied Science Technologists and Technicians (SASTT). He is OSHA trained and carries certificates in H2S Alive, First Aid, CPR, WHMIS, TDG and Ground Disturbance. Chris Borreson, A.Sc.T.,Vice President, Environmental Technologist Chris is an Applied Science Technologist in Environmental Engineering Technology, graduating from SIAST in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. For the past 12 years he has gained experience in the environmental consulting industry, being involved with many projects in the upstream oil & gas industry. His experience includes Environmental Site Assessments, Pre-construction Plans and Monitoring Programs. He is proficient in soil and water sampling, has conducted laboratory and field analysis for industry wastes, and supervised various drilling waste disposal projects including Land-Spraying while Drilling (LWD). His experience also includes domestic water well assessments, well head gas migration testing, along with the decommissioning of UST’s and Flare Pits. He is a specialist in Electromagnetic Imaging Systems and DGPS mapping and EM surveys. He has knowledge in initial spill response and has designed site specific remediation plans for produced fluids (oil & saltwater) spills, and has designed and monitored leachate collection systems He operates various specialized field equipment, computer programs and is an experienced surveyor and draftsman. He is certified in OSHA, H2S Alive, First Aid, CPR, WHMIS, TDG, Ground Disturbance and is a current member of SASTT. He is also currently a director with Epic Environmental Technologies Inc. Dave Hemphill, B.Sc., Environmental Scientist Dave is a graduate from the University of Saskatchewan with a Bachelors of Science in Land Use & Environmental Studies and has several years experience in the oil & gas industry. His past experience in the oil & gas industry as a machine operator & laborer has helped Dave in his advancement in the environmental field. He has been employed with Epic over the past 5 years and has become proficient in environmental pre-distrurbance assessments (PDA), spill assessments and site clean-up supervision, on-site soil & water sampling and lab analysis, and geophysical assessments. He has also conducted many domestic water well tests, well head gas migration assessments and has completed soil assessments for domestic sewage projects. He is a gifted report writer and has completed several mitigation and reclamation plans for fluid spills, He is certified in First Aid, CPR, H2S Alive, WHMIS, TDG, and Ground Disturbance. Ramsay Tremblay, B.App.Sc., Environmental Technician Ramsay is a recent graduate from Lakeland College with his Diploma in Environmental Protection Technology with distinction and, most recently, a Bachelor of Applied Science in Environmental Management. He joined Epic in early 2008 and has quickly developed his planning and assessment expertise in the upstream oil & gas industry. He has conducted many PDA’s in both private and sensitive crown lands, and is adept in soil assessment. He has also assisted in domestic water well tests, conducted Electro-Magnetic (EM) surveys, flare pit abandonments, salt water & oil spill assessments and remediation procedures, as well as many on-going monitoring projects. He is very mechanical and has become the chief operator of Epic’s Concord (Geoprobe) soil sampler. He is also a talented report writer. He is certified in First Aid, CPR, H2S Alive, WHMIS, TDG, and Ground Disturbance. Jessica Maffenbeier, WFC Dip. Jessica joined Epic in the summer of 2008 after working with Ducks Unlimited as a wildlife and vegetation assessor. She has a Diploma in Wildlife and Fisheries Conservation from Lakeland College, Vermilion, AB. Jessica is working primarily in the planning department of Epic. She is very proficient at identifying soil classes, vegetation and wildlife, and has been involved in field assessing for species identified by the Saskatchewan Conservation Data Center (SCDC)and Species At Risk Legislation (SARA). She is certified in First Aid, CPR, H2S Alive, WHMIS, TDG, and Ground Disturbance and has taken courses in chainsaw and boat operations and holds a Pesticide Applicators License. Margaret Hansen, P.Ag., Soil Scientist Margaret is a graduate from the U. of S. with a B.Sc. in Agriculture with Distinction and assists Epic as a soil scientist. She has had responsibility for supervising reclamation, managing remediation programs, conducting environmental assessments, report writing and project management. Her degree in agriculture and participation in a land administration certificate program has allowed Margaret to become familiar with the land issues facing the oil & gas industry. She has considerable experience in delineation and characterization of contaminated soils, and has managed a program designed to assess the pre-disturbance conditions and mitigate the negative environmental impacts caused by a 400 well drilling program. She is also well versed in all stages of remediation and has used her expertise to devise and execute remediation plans for many contaminated sites. Some of Margaret’s professional experience includes;
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